In order to have the boiler worked on we needed to remove the bolts and sway bars. Using an improvised pulling tool, we got the sway bars off.
However, the bolts on the smoke box are another matter. Extreme rust has frozen them to the inside smokebox wall so efforts are being made to break them loose
Maynard is using an air powered tool to loosen up as much corrosion as we can.
Steve Jones, below, is attempting to force a bolt loose with an air hammer.
